The municipality of Bauta, in Artemisa, woke up this Thursday submerged under water after the heavy rains brought by Hurricane Rafael as it passed through the area.
Raymichel García shared a gallery of images on his Facebook profile showcasing the significant flooding in that municipality of Artemisa.
"That’s how part of Bauta looks at dawn after Hurricane Rafael," the announcer noted in his social media post.
The images clearly reveal that the water level has risen several centimeters.
In the Facebook group "People of Bauta," internet user Rosa Barreda García shared a gallery of images that demonstrate the extent of the flooding in that municipality.
"Images from Calle 158, all the houses flooded. Very sad," Barreda said in a short but melancholic message.
Around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Hurricane Rafael entered the country as a category 3 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Subsequently, around 7:00 p.m., it exited through Cabañas Bay in Artemisa, downgraded to category 2.
As it passed through the province of Artemisa, it left a trail of destruction, including significant damage to several hospitals in this western region.
Similarly, several baseball stadiums in the province were affected after the passage of the cyclone.
The most reported incident has been the collapse of one of the light towers at the "26 de Julio" stadium in the Artemisa capital, reminiscent of a similar scene experienced during Hurricane Ian in 2022.
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